kohandel
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of ko (“cow”) + handel (“trading; dealing”). Calque of German Kuhhandel. According to SO attested since 1923.
Noun
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- (literally) cow trading
- (idiomatic) horse trading, complex dealings that require compromises from both parties
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | kohandel | kohandels |
definite | kohandeln | kohandelns | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- (verb) kohandla
- kohandlare (“horsetrader; log roller”)
See also
[edit]- q-handel (“q-commerce”)